Recent Posts Tagged With fdc

• Tavy Timetable Changes Next Month

  Posted on Sunday February 7th, 2010 at 11:53 pm in fdc, timetables, tavylinx

  New timetables for Tavistock and Saltash in March Sorry for the lack of updates over the weekend, but feeling rough with 'man flue' or something equally nasty so apart from some upl...

• Ugo slightly less often

  Posted on Thursday February 4th, 2010 at 11:17 pm in fdc, timetables, ugobus

  New timetables for Ugo7,11,15 and 17 from 21 Feb 2010 I have been keeping an eye out for details of the new timetables for a few First Ugobus routes which are changing later this mo...

• Its a wrap - but smarter

  Posted on Thursday January 28th, 2010 at 02:38 pm in fdc, advert

  First get smarter with their advert buses? I have never been a fan of buses with large advert wraps plastered all over their windows as it can make for a miserable experien...

• Caught on Camera: First 54602

  Posted on Wednesday January 20th, 2010 at 12:01 am in fdc, caught on camera

   The smaller end of the bus operating fleet  We have been having a bit of a look at the smaller end of the bus market over the past week or so, but this is perhaps one of the sma...

• Incoming Olympians for First

  Posted on Friday January 15th, 2010 at 12:22 am in fdc, incoming

  First D&C Olympians now in service in Plymouth. Finally I have a new camera and am able to start taking photos for Plymothian Transit again. I had a spare twenty minu...

• Twitter and Facebook Growth for buses

  Posted on Thursday January 14th, 2010 at 12:59 am in facebook, twitter, fdc, citybus

  It has been a difficult time for everyone however it has shown the usefulness of this page and Twitter. Please keep in touch and tell all your friends to sign up. At last it seems w...

• Sunday Savers for Cornwall

  Posted on Tuesday January 12th, 2010 at 12:39 am in promotions, fdc, fares, cornwall

  Cheap Sunday Fares in Cornwall. A new fares promotion for Cornwall offers a special fare of just £1 a trip (and even better value £2 for a family ticket): Cornwall Council has once again te...

• Snow Balls

  Posted on Saturday January 9th, 2010 at 12:37 am in weather, fdc, citybus

  We even started getting buses down Keswick Crescent Just a quickie for now, but yesterday saw services pretty much getting back to normal in all but a few cases. First put out that ...

• Citybus pull out of Kent

  Posted on Friday January 8th, 2010 at 12:44 am in weather, twitter, fdc, congestion, citybus, derriford

  Sorry but ice has forced us out of Woodford and Maidstone! Once again the use of Facebook and Twitter has been a real boon for the bus companies and passengers. There was no more sn...

• Snow services

  Posted on Thursday January 7th, 2010 at 12:39 am in weather, fdc, citybus

   Another very cold day - it actually snowed in Plymouth - and proper snow this time! As was expected the weather caused major problems in Plymouth yesterday. Having logged onto Twitter first thing in the mo...

• A bit of a day of it

  Posted on Wednesday January 6th, 2010 at 12:00 am in twitter, fdc, citybus

  Could you offer the driver a hot cup of tea please? I'm sure they would be grateful and so would we! There is only really one story at the moment - and that is the weather! Although...

• As a result of changes in customer demand

  Posted on Monday January 4th, 2010 at 01:22 am in fdc, timetables

   New Timetables for the X80 in January Way back on the 8th December First Devon and Cornwall had a few timetable variations registered on the VOSA web site: ...

• First D&C Incoming Olympians

  Posted on Wednesday December 23rd, 2009 at 05:01 pm in fdc, incoming

  More Olympians for First Devon and Cornwall News has come through of several more Volvo Olympian double deckers for First Devon and Cornwall. There are currently four sitting in the...

• Twittering so far

  Posted on Monday December 21st, 2009 at 07:18 am in twitter, fdc, citybus

   Battle of the Twits It was back on the 10th December that I posted the arrival of both Plymouth Citybus and First D&C on Twitter. I mentioned than that First had followed Citybus but was informed by Fi...

• A few changes for January

  Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 12:59 am in fdc, routes, target travel, vosa

  VOSA registrations It has been very quiet for the past few months but there have been a few bus route registrations posted on the VOSA web site from local operators just recently: ...

• Plymouth Buses all a Twitter

  Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 12:04 am in www, go ahead, fdc, citybus

   You wait for one Twitter account and two come along at once Go-Ahead have only owned Plymouth Citybus for a week so its very early days for them to start making a difference to ...

• Sunday Best: Dennis Lance at Bretonside

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 12:21 am in fdc, sunday best, dennis lance

   First 61008 June 2005 ©AecRegent 61008, Bretonside, Plymouth, June 2005 If you click on the photo and visit his flickr page you will see the comments that these buses...

• Industrial Relations at First

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 12:44 am in strike, fdc

  UNION leaders have held talks with First D&C after drivers threatened to strike over an apparent dispute with bosses It seems all is not well at First Devon and Cornwall at the m...

• First Fares Cut - well some of them

  Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 12:53 am in promotions, fdc, fares

  First Devon and Cornwall announce new fares offer on the 76 between Callington and Plymouth First are delighted to announce that from Tuesday 10th November fares between Plymouth Cit...

• Cheaper and Later

  Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 12:17 am in promotions, fdc, fares

  "First are pleased to announce it will be reducing the cost …” Leon Daniels Wednesday Already Omnibuses Christmas...

• Fare enough

  Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 01:44 am in fdc, fares

  "We know that nobody likes it when prices go ” Sludgegulper Flickr Omnibuses2.0 Upon hearing the latest from the C...

• Good Bad and So So

  Posted on Wednesday October 21st, 2009 at 12:58 am in news, fdc, fares

  "This does seem a bit of bad timing ” Omnibuses2.0 Nat Express Crisis Beet it Force to be reckoned with ...

• More First Fare Deals

  Posted on Thursday October 15th, 2009 at 12:58 am in fdc, fares, bus wars

  "First are pleased to announce it will be lowering fares on ugobus services 2 and 6” Leon Daniels It's been an Aberdeen day… ...

• So far so good

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 12:12 am in fdc, fares, bus wars

  "The real test will come when the special fares end” Plymouth Local History This very rare photo shows a tram at Saltash Passage in 1...

• Incoming Ugo Buses

  Posted on Monday September 28th, 2009 at 01:28 am in fdc, incoming

  "B7RLEs are being released by various operating companies” Sharksmith Flickr Omnibuses2.0 Carrot and Sticks ...

• Catch up

  Posted on Friday September 25th, 2009 at 01:46 am in news, fdc, incoming

  "I have always liked this Wright design” Ingy the Wingy Flickr Catching up with a few odds and ends from the last w...

• Torpoint Travails

  Posted on Thursday September 24th, 2009 at 01:24 am in news, fdc, timetables, western greyhound

  "their bus will be a different colour and travelling in the opposite direction” Omnibus2.0 Bus Awards PTOTPA ...

• The dog takes over this weekend

  Posted on Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 at 01:51 am in news, fdc, western greyhound

  "Due to objections raised by First Devon and Cornwall…” Omnibuses2.0 Futurology (fascinating) BBC News reports tod...

• War declared?

  Posted on Thursday August 20th, 2009 at 12:39 am in fdc, citybus, bus wars

  "this is very clearly aimed against Citybus” It seems we have an answer to last nights post already as the following registrations ha...

• First Growth?

  Posted on Wednesday August 19th, 2009 at 03:56 pm in fdc, first group

  "As we grow our business in Plymouth” As has been well documented here, First have been cutting back on their routes in Ply...